Assassin bug or leaf footed bug nymphs?

jds0901July 8, 2014

Can someone ID these for me? I found them on the leaves of a zucchini plant. Last year I saw some similar nymphs, thought they were wheelbug nymphs, and about a week later was overrun by leaf footed bugs.

They appear to be Leaf Footed nymphs, and below is a link showing pictures and identification:

We used to see Wheelbugs(assassin bugs) in our
garden and around the house(never indoors though). They had an early nymph stage that appeared orange, but only the far rear abdomen as orange, with the forward half on the thorax and head black.

They do remind me of juvenile assassin bugs. Last year I had a herd of them on my Korean Dark Green peppers (and sometimes on the Thais) that seemed to be tended by adults. Strangest bug behavior that I've seen in the garden. The peppers, or course, suffered not at all.